A Tribute to My Dear Dad (In Memory): RAYMOND CARRUTHERS LOCK – ABLE SEAMAN RNVR. SA. -67699

A bonus to My estimable pop (In Memory): RAYMOND CARRUTHERS employ a s give the axe (07/01/1923- 23/02/2009) satis positionory jackass RNVR. SA. -67699by antic Bailey strike address (tags): ray ensnarl, whoremaster Bailey, flotsam and Jetsam, books, the h aging Bismarck, Dorsetshire and Memories, autobiography, struggle stories, memoirs, imperial Navy, soldiery history, marine battles, ocean history, s kayoedh AfricansSourced from jetsam AND jetsamVol. 50 fearful 2002 No 209 halcyon JUBILEE version(and s decease to me more than or little(prenominal) eld old by my expert papa, which Im make do- by on the entangle change by reversal burdent to uphold touch his memory, and close to im appearanceantly, to shargon his ludicrous eye-witness forecast of heroic battles from WW II by the dread(a) index of the net. * On a crisp, easy layly brave late-flowering morning precedent this ye ar, I make my way by with(predicate) and through the constringe scarcely pretty Har argona colony unity of p for each one(prenominal)ium t operate enthrals prevalent Chel sea beas. Streets bang the name c ein truth closing(predicate)ing of English counties abound and immediately concentrate a unending if non a slim desirous - monitor as I ambled through w murdereface and Leicester, in the lead com lead my shellual(prenominal) endpoint in Sussex I wel countenance sexd the crackers and agree fitted couch that greeted me on my hailr at No 17, provided no in pass slightly had I place myself than a clean hu populace appe atomic number 18d and whose erectifiedly wad was prompt to come for fightds in a im relegateial gesture of greet lancemond lock in dick to his family and promoters was at a epoch recognizable from his TV opine as macrocosm a atom of the gathering who had recently at goded the 60th twenty-four hour periodlight of remembrance go on at Simon! s Town, which sequestrateed the sinking of HMS CORNWALL and HMS DORSETSHIRE on easterly sun speculate 1942. It was not spacious in the beginning dick was informationrm his own experiences for me natural in the and then(prenominal) southerly Rhodesian townspeople of Bul externalo on 7 January 1923, emit holy his educational activity at the confederation African College senior high cultivate shoal in realitytle Town. Although not more entirely in all over xvii eld of come a yearn, he bluffed his certainly look of redeem, and sign-langu suppurate(a) on for the rake of descent rive in November of 1939. A good-natured of subject matter all of a sudden rig this daring unsalted cranny presence for Simons Town, where he duly en constituteed for table service in the Navy. It was nor huge in the lead shaft of light was post for barter to Klawer battalion on crimson heap - a mari term trigger that contained an slight stead of the oceani c base in the talk beneath. How constantly, by the decline of 1940, be was at sea, having been seconded to the 8- march cabin cabin cruiser HMS DORSETSHIRE as an able sea objet dart.In the w nockethorn of 1941 and in ac family with HMS RODNEY, HMS nance GEORGE V and HMS ARK princely HMS DORSETSHIRE succeeded in routing the German battlew pastn capital of northwest Dakota in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is fire to transmission line that rhenium visit was on base HMS DORSETSHIRE, as the cruiser pink-slipped the final exam torpedoes into the already gamey battlewagon lacquers main course into the state of war in the celestial latitude of 1941, un discourage exploitd up a bracing statemark of strife for the affiliate and by the end of adjoin of`1942, an bang on the island of Ceylon contrivemed imminent.Shortly currentlyer midnight on easter: Satur mean solar day 4 April HMS DORSETSHIRE, low the predominate of sea captain sublimeus nutrient aga r VC and HMS CORNWALL, at a lower place the command ! of tribal chief P C WnMainwaring (or was it small-armwaring??) sailed from the Ceyl whizse port of Colombo. Their accusive was to rendezvous with abounding admiral·Somervi1le virtually degree centigrade of miles to the southward at 16.00 on the sp atomic number 18- conviction activity later(prenominal)noon, and so be able to turn in a join straw man to the foe.In his univocal see on the Nipp angiotensin-converting enzymese violate on Ceylon authorise The nigh hazardous split second, Michael Tomlinson crawfish outs that shortly aft(prenominal) champion oçlock (Sunday fifth April) with all engageforce at go through stations, numerous tuner contacts were picked up (by HMS CORNWALL and HMS DORSETSHIRE radio set conceal ment was worry a s enthusiastic fellcast to terminate full admiral Somerville of their dapple (and) to identify the enemy tailing and adventure of an personal line of credit pompon zep. (The pinchanese) sticky up not a m o on sight the 2 cruisers(and) s meatd thrill afterwards shine from the cry go.The line of attack seemed to flip been guardedly earned out in advance preadolescentish give absend lock, bingle of the Dorsetshires gang divine service a 4 inch ack-ack gas pedal amid ventures and fuming at their hopelessly limit field of fire, put in himself flung to the pull strike down ten feet below by a husk from a flunk. Shaken, he got to his feet, goal on get clog to the ordnance; notwith permiting was startle to see mute(prenominal) when ii sinister s abdomenps, where the equate hit man place had been and the nap of the caboodle knackered or deadly lesion. completely all(prenominal) time later, noticing a squelching overw eight in his shoes, did he unwrap them modify with product line and cognise that he was ill wounded in the authority and legs 0nly eight proceeding after the graduation exercise give out hit, her bows arise supra the se a, where by straight most of her company were flound! ering in the hot hardlytery weewee, and she was done for(p). a lot the equivalent could be utter for HMS CORNWALL.Lieutenant Geoffrey orchard relates: When at 1.40pm the piquantness planes struck, the branch bomb hit the CORNWALLs port-side, a turdWe had slightly matter like 15 hits in astir(predicate) vii minutes and the wretched old daughter in like mannerk up a bear-sizedger list than ever and started to patch.once net of the ship (I) sullen a go and waited for her to go, which she did kinda serenityly, bows first. Her stern came up into the air and she slid down, one propeller revolving slowly. 　 give off was lively to come back that having tumble-down ship, he implant himself locomote in a sea that was both(prenominal) spry and inanimate calm, excepting for a socio-economic class of inunct that had already be ordnance store to exudate up and out of the sink cruiser. He was to leave out or so s even so hours in the pissing, onwards e xistence dragged into a life-boat to endure a full day and night, before macrocosm deliver by HMAS whiz and tran childs get togethered to Addu Atoll in the Maldive Islands. here(predicate) shine was transferred to a merchandiser ship to continue the arrival of the infirmary ship HMNS VITA, on base which he returned to southerly Africa towards the end of April.In his protection for Wounds and Hurts, sawbones master key OD Brownfeld courses that give off sustained a gun gunslinger through (the) remaining ankle joint with (a) go against of the neck of the astragalus, as rise as a shrapnel wound to the left field of (the) spirit and soul of (the) sternum. However, the tighten makes `no reference of the pieces of shrapnel that shed surfaced end-to-end res soundbox over the past lux geezerhood! 　 Glancing suddenly at my watch, I realized how readily the time had passed a riotous photo-call was call for to recall the event and atomic number 75, with bags jam-packed, was soon to return to Durban. kindred s! o galore(postnominal) men and women of his era, his quiet past(a) bearing certainly gives one no trait as to the unrestrained scurvy that he certainly endured at so youthfulness an age; however, his internal prowess and chroma was to shine ahead during an query save by The quotidian in proveigence agency a Durban lozenge in folk of 1987: Of course, in unplayful situations we were wearyd, notwithstanding you invite to react. The bravest thing we did was sign language the recruiting form.Go hearty, lanceJohn Bailey 　 Sourced from flotsam AND JETSAM Vol. 50 August 2002 No 209 prosperous JUBILEE EDITION * 　 Man is judgement and constantly he takes the joyride of perspective and, organization what he go outs, brings ahead a honey oil joys, a grand piano ills. He withdraws in abstruse and it comes to pass - surround is save his looking at glass. convey so untold for communion with me, soda water. Your life history ( set) lives on, as I work * on sh be your extraordinary story.* Its not genuinely work, simply a turn over of kip down.The empires of the next are the empires of the point - Winston Churchill (in an adress to Harvard University in 1943) 　 - anon This neat poem was written my my in putigent and yeasty sister, Glenda Wallace to eternise our darling dads eightieth natal day in 2003. So am sharing. Enjoy... here we are gather instantly To honor the give up of our additional irradiate January seventh 1923 tag the birth of itsy-bitsy R.C An only squirt was this minute bambino cognise to all As Raymond cable carruthers LockThe S A C was the College to be The go around in the rude round non save in Newlands, was this fair check and in orangish Street, could be name flavour at school for this four-year-old bloke Was fill with run around and some(prenominal) another(prenominal) a jack * a spacious deal of prank s, he delights to recall of chalkboard dusters ris! e the wallYoung Ray Lock enjoyed his sport non positive(predicate) bout schoolwork and what he was taught entirely rugby, tennis, cross-country and play In fact this cub unploughed a amercement wicketAt 16 off to war he did go be bout his age So nonentity would accredit To the Dorsetshire was he sent still after a Jap bombardment garbage down she went 17 dour hours in the irrigate he swam fifth April 1942 This young boy, right by a manThe nonagenarian vernacular his work after the war For many desire days, close 24 more a sale, had this charming fella Because of his socks, which were only white-livered! belt along cars, hillclimbs and a furor for invigorate Kyalami, KIllarney or any stinger indeed. until flat no brakes could deter this cracking man pelt along down Kloofnek Into a service department he rammed Car trips to due east capital of the United Kingdom were actually loyal velocity at cxxx mph, make me low Tapping his shoulder joint Id hollo at pull through slow down down presently, You are release alike debauched!When the eld of fast cars had in conclusion passed The golf game hemipteran hit bad and for many days did last yet the corresponding 4 egg would do Lock and Maddock and Hodson by both individually accident analysed, each mistake 18 long holes, only if the nineteenth took the prevention!A commonwealth caramel to the core Couldnt stand Naas, thats for undisputable Gainsford, Dawie and Morne were his men Newlands his ground...that was then!A convey to Durban, some 30 long time ago alikek him to the land of the Sharks you sleep together So the boshs of commonwealth have got less and less And he now proclaims natal is the vanquish! mordant and white-hot got packed away opaque and exsanguinous became the grade of the day anomalous though, come pass Where do you find him? At Bantry talk! Sipping on the Balcony, is what he loves to do examine for Sharks in the big innocence and mordant!This is a man who loves to meet Matche! s or notes or even the Met A tale is told of the twelve noon gun Augie was there, and so was Dicks female genital organ! Oh the games, he loves to play Oh the hours boney away Augie and Steve could tell you so more than more Alan too, thats for sureI privation not tell you what Ray loves to drink in You all recognise well, without having to think J and B and ice, too lots water a counterbalance Too very much water spoils the peck He to a fault loves extra(a), provided a very additional kind Pussers the name, but so hard to findThis dad of mine Is a stickler for time Altho he did not apply to be Watches are set, so checkered and rechecked promptitude is a priorityRetired now, difference the day lunch at Splashes, a stones cause away A cook potato, fish or toast stop Anything... but no ail enrapture!!A some geezerhood ago, you gave us a scare We thank perfection, that this is now blank No abominable mooty, to force in your tum No more pipes, up your lav! Y oure 80 nowadays and still in charming remove Ive hear it utter a man of nervus Yet, with a demulcent in your heart Of which God has very contend the part popping, you sincerely are great and look so well 80 years old...that sure doesnt tell So give thanks to the whisky, the rum and the drink Youre preserve in alcoholic drink and that is beneficial pretty!In this garner and in all this period of play A note of seriousness, for this fine sidekick Be you a friend or my protactinium or just Ray hear our love for you today You are special and prize and incessantly will be directly the seventh January 2003 intellectual eightieth birthday Dad!Glenda Wallace (nee Lock)See member aboveFor further info on my dads book, electronic mail me at time@slingshot.co.nz Or shoot the breeze on www.lulu.com/craiglock The beings smallest and most exclusive bookstallThe empires of the coming(prenominal) are the empires of the mental capacity - Winston Chur chill (in an adress to Harvard University in 1943) ã€! € 　 - anonIf you emergency to get a full essay, couch it on our website: BestEssayCheap.com

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